Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Responsible gambling

Social Achievements

• Built a tool for players to set their own limits on stakes and features within games.
• Funded research, education and treatment of problem gambling through donations to GambleAware.
• Only contract with licensed partners, ensuring that the players are given a high level of protection through these operators.

Governance Achievements

• Applied the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (the ‘QCA Code’)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Deterioration of the UK B2C real money online gaming market due to increased regulation and taxation.
• Highly competitive online and free-to-play gaming markets.
• Brexit uncertainties and its potential impact on EU market operations.
• Time to market for new products and games.
• Dependence on technology and third-party service providers.
• Business disruption, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mitigation Strategies

• Sold the B2C RMG business to focus on content development and international licensing.
• Investment in unique content and relationships with partners.
• Investing in technology and a dual product track.
• Using reliable and well-known suppliers and ensuring adequate contractual protection.
• Investing in employees and implementing industry-standard security protections.
• Actively monitoring developments and taking practical steps to mitigate disruption.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Commitment to sustainable procurement and mitigation against modern slavery, anti-bribery and corruption, and data protection/privacy breaches.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: QCA Code

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Responsible Gambling
• Sustainability

Social Achievements

• Continued investment in employee well-being and responsible gambling initiatives.
• Gained ISO 27001 certification for managing information security.

Governance Achievements

• Application of the Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (QCA Code).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Dynamic and complex regulatory regime for online gambling and gaming.
• Highly competitive online and free-to-play gaming markets.
• Time to market for new products and games.
• Dependence on technology and third-party service providers.
• Dependence on key personnel.
• Potential for business disruptions.

Mitigation Strategies

• Compliance team to ensure regulatory guidelines are met.
• Close legal counsel to advise on regulatory changes.
• Investment in unique IP and content to maintain competitive advantage.
• Dual product track to accelerate time to market.
• Investment in technology systems and security protections.
• Reliable and well-known third-party suppliers with adequate contractual protection.
• Investment in employee development and retention.
• Home working model and monitoring of employee well-being.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Commitment to sustainable procurement.
• Mitigation against modern slavery, anti-bribery and corruption, and data protection/privacy breaches.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: QCA Code

Certifications: ISO 27001